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More pressure from US allies could see change to ‘untenable policy’...
Asia Pacific Report
Nour Odeh, a Palestinian political analyst, says that the US is more likely to move in the “right direction” when it comes...
Solomon Islands election 2024: Polling day workers cast early votes
RNZ News
The first votes of the 2024 Solomon Islands joint elections have been cast in Honiara on Friday.
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) said...
Let in UN human rights mission to West Papua – stop...
PNG Post-Courier
The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) has declared its solidarity with civil society groups and student protesters demonstrating against the torture of a...
Thousands march across NZ demanding climate crisis action
Asia Pacific Report
From Whangārei in the north to Invercargill in the south, thousands took to the streets of Aotearoa New Zealand in today's climate...
Noumea faces more protests over New Caledonia voting rules change
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
Demonstrations have been held in New Caledonia -- with more protests expected -- from both pro-...
Three NZ Arab doctors joining Kia Ora Gaza humanitarian aid mission
Asia Pacific Report
Three New Zealand doctors -- two Palestinian and one Iraq-born -- are planning to join the charity Kia Ora Gaza in its...
Fiji bus drivers criticise bullying by school student video – ‘we’re...
By Temalesi Vono in Suva
Fijian bus drivers and bus checkers wake up early in the morning to serve the public so it is disappointing...
Sydney group slams ‘unjust’ Jakarta crackdown on Papuan torture protests
Asia Pacific Report
An Australian West Papuan solidarity group has condemned a brutal crackdown by Indonesian police against student protesters demonstrating against torture by the...
French Senate endorses new election rules for New Caledonia – but...
ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific
The French Senate has endorsed a Constitutional review project bearing significant modifications to the local...
Indonesian military deny bombing Papua district in bid to free NZ...
Asia Pacific Report
Indonesia's military regional command in Papua has denied claims made by a pro-independence West Papuan group that abducted New Zealand pilot Phillip...
Baltimore bridge crash ship carrying toxic waste to Sri Lanka, says...
Asia Pacific Report
The Singapore cargo ship Dali chartered by Maersk, which collapsed the Baltimore bridge in the United States last month, was carrying 764...
Open letter: AWPA calls on Wong to protest to Jakarta over...
OPEN LETTER: To Australia's Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong
Dear Foreign Minister,
I am writing to you on behalf of the Australia West Papua Association in...
French ‘nickel pact’ to bail out New Caledonia’s industry delayed
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
The signing of a "nickel pact" to salvage New Caledonia's embattled industry has not been signed...
Kia Ora Gaza reveals more on Freedom Flotilla plans to break...
Asia Pacific Report
A New Zealand charity providing humanitarian aid for Gaza today revealed more details of the international Freedom Flotilla's bid to break the...
‘Empty plate’ protesters call on NZ govt to demand Gaza ceasefire
RNZ News
Hundreds of people holding empty plates gathered in central Auckland today demanding the New Zealand government call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Protesters at...
USP faces a ‘gathering storm’ over leadership and a looming strike
Asia Pacific Report
The University of the South Pacific -- one of only two regional universities in the world -- is facing a "gathering storm"...
Indonesian military apologies fail to mask the harassment, gagging of Papuan...
COMMENTARY: By Ronny Kareni
Since the atrocious footage of the suffering of an indigenous Papuan man reverberates in the heart of Puncak by the brute...
Huge NZ Pasifika ministry cuts – ‘first steps toward abolition?’ asks...
RNZ Pacific
Opposition MPs and unions are criticising a proposal by New Zealand's Ministry of Pacific Peoples to cut staff by 40 percent.
The country's largest...
16,000 sign NZ petition urging more support for Gaza – tabled...
By Anneke Smith, RNZ News political reporter
A petition urging the New Zealand government to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people has been...
Fiji state appeals Banimarama and Qiliho sentences in corruption case
RNZ Pacific
Fiji's Acting Public Prosecutor has filed an appeal against the sentences of former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended police chief Sitiveni Qiliho...
Palestine solidarity must keep up pressure as Israel defies Gaza ceasefire...
COMMENTARY: Jewish Voice for Peace
The UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Monday -- and for the first...
Investigative author says GCSB-hosted spy system likely to be one used...
Asia Pacific Report
A New Zealand investigative journalist and author says the US spy system hosted by the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) appears to...